Family of protester Manizha Siddiqi calls for her release after Taliban move her to notorious Pol-e-Charkhi prison
The family of a woman detained for protesting for women’s rights in Afghanistan fears for her safety after she was...
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Fears that Taliban is not properly investigating deaths of girls and women after violent death of Husna Sadat reported as suicide
Afghan cinematographer and former actor Husna Sadat has died in circumstances that people close to her say warrants investigation, but...
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Taliban closes more gardens and parks to women in Nangarhar in further crackdown on women’s recreation
Taliban forces in eastern Nangarhar province are cracking down on women’s presence in parks and gardens, preventing them from going...
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Afghan women activities slam former president Karzai for supporting Taliban government
Afghan women have called on former Afghan president Hamid Karzai to pay attention to the tyranny of the Taliban after...
Former MPs tell Moscow summit on Afghanistan the Taliban does not have the support of the people and slam its anti-women policies
A former Afghan parliamentarian has told an international summit on Afghanistan that the Taliban needs to accept the transformation of...
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Tailors in Herat protest Taliban shutdown of shops making women’s clothes
Tailors in Herat provinces have protested outside the provincial Taliban governor’s office over the forced closure of tailors that cater...
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Two women shot dead in separate killings in northern Afghanistan
Two women have been murdered in northern Faryab and Balkh provinces last week only a week after another young woman...
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Former Kabul prosecutor is brutally murdered alongside his sister in Nangarhar
A former prosecutor under the Republic government and his sister have been found murdered in Nangarhar with marks on their...
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Taliban officials urge Islamic ‘limits’ and ‘retribution’ principles to be taught in all schools
Education officials in Afghanistan are calling for more Islamic education to be included in all school curriculums.
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Media is increasingly controlled by Taliban as 33 media workers detained in past six months
Afghan media outlets are being forced to alter broadcasting content to mainly focus on humanitarian concerns, humanitarian aid, and educational...
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